Under current law, Department of Natural Resource officers can search for an individual's property without permission from the landowner. One Republican lawmaker is seeking to protect privacy rights by subjecting DNR officers to the same standards as other law enforcement.
Lawmakers and statewide officers were required to file financial disclosures on Monday for the first time in state history, though the specifics of the filings were limited as officials for the most part don't need to report specific amounts of income.
The Strategic Fund Board unanimously approved a $50 million grant from the Strategic Site Readiness Program for developing a copper mine in the western Upper Peninsula during its Tuesday meeting.
Sen. Ed McBroom, in a surprise, has endorsed former President Donald Trump for president in the 2024 election.
The Detroit land tax act, backed by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, was reported narrowly to the full House on Wednesday after Rep. Kristian Grant initially abstained from voting on HB 4966 during the House Tax Policy Committee .
Bills designed to provide better protection for crime victims passed the House with broad bipartisan support on Wednesday.
Flooding in the Upper Peninsula caused by rapid warm-up and resulting snowmelt this month prompted Governor Gretchen Whitmer to add Alger, Baraga, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette and Ontonagon counties to the state of emergency she issued last week for Gogebic and Houghton counties.
The Senate bill to allow school districts to use their sinking funds to support certain transportation costs was approved by the House on Wednesday.
A Senate bill that would allow schools to use their sinking funds to provide for education expenses was advanced by the House Education Committee on Tuesday.
A bill package aimed at making elections safer will come before the House Elections Committee next Tuesday.